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Richard Phillips
PANEL | Cold Chain by design - Designing cold chain facilities for operational excellence
This panel discussion will examine how intelligent facility design addresses the unique challenges of cold chain operations in Australia. The panel will explore practical design strategies that enhance efficiency, reduce energy costs, and optimise workflow in temperature-controlled environments.
Drawing on real-world experience, panellists will discuss design considerations including temperature zoning, automation integration, and layout optimisation for multi-temperature facilities. The discussion will address how thoughtful infrastructure planning can minimise temperature excursions, support scalable automation, and meet Australia's regulatory requirements while managing operational costs.
About Richard
Richard Phillips is an internationally experienced supply chain executive. He harnessed his experiences from the UK and Europe to join DHL Australia in 2004. Transitioning from design and development of DHL’s national transport capability through to Vice-President of facilities for retail, consumer, automotive, energy and technology portfolios over his 18 years with DHL Australia. This experience lead to a sideways move into the world of Industrial Property, when Richard took up an opportunity as Head of Supply Chain ANZ, for Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). Richard is currently leading, from a JLL/property perspective, the design and development of two Greenfield, multi-temperature, Cold Chain facilities totalling more than 50,000m2 combined. Richard is uniquely positioned between the conflicting inputs into these complex facilities: what developers are prepared to invest in; what consultants and energy experts want to build; and what the industrial property market, today and tomorrow can facilitate.
